Another week and another fantastic challenge from our moderators: Tina, Pattimoed, Amy and Leya. As this is a post of our own choice — I choose water. Having been a Royal Naval Officer for twenty years, my affinity for the blue wobbly stuff is quite high. On a sliding scale, the larger the body of water, the happier I get (so ocean = woohoo). I presently live away from the coast and always yearn to get back there. When travelling, I still get that feeling of excitement and anticipation from that first glimpse of the ocean as I did as a child. I’m never happier than walking along miles of beach with my wife; come sun, snow, and even horizontal rain (we live in Scotland after all).
Recently I broke my leg, just above the ankle, and hadn’t anticipated the effect on my sleep. How was I going to be able to sleep with the duvet pushing down on the foot? At first I was in what’s known as a moon boot.
Enjoying a coffee at Maggie’s in Monklands Hospital prior to my appointment at the fracture clinic. There will be a post soon on how to sleep with a broken leg using a home made “foot tent”.
I was hobbling around the garden the other day; the extent of my wanderings whilst recovering from a broken leg, when the sun came out for a brief while. We have some brambles growing in the back garden and the sun lit them up nicely. Unfortunately my DSLR was upstairs but I had my iPhone to hand so click, click, click etc. A bee also came along to get in the action. I hope you like the results; not bad for a phone camera
A big thanks to Tina for this week’s challenge — Serenity, and also for her “most tranquil” photos (yep, it’s a Bill and Ted reference). My thoughts on serenity are places that I’ve visited that bring a sense of calm in what can be an otherwise chaotic existence; places that take the mind elsewhere, be it to a different location or a cherished memory.
